Re: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual?
Ooooh! That sounds neat and usable. Did not know that you could drag and drop BETWEEN family files. This work around might be my best way until Legacy adds the feature. Many thanks Dave ! From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Dave Naylor Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 2:03 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual? One trick I used many Legacy versions ago to duplicate a few different individuals probably still works but it may be more complicated than you wish. First, as with all experimentation, make sure you have a good backup of your files. Open a new *empty* Legacy file -- I named mine "empty.fdb" Then open this "empty.fdb" file in Split View with your family file as the second file. Select your family file and drag and drop the individuals you want duplicated over to "empty.fdb". Select "empty.fdb" file and drag and drop the individuals back to your family file. Do not merge or permit auto-merge to combine them. Obviously, if you wish you can edit or modify those "empty.fdb" records before copying them back. Have fun! Cheers! -- Dave N. On Sun, 2 Jun 2019 at 14:25, Andrew Robbie mailto:andrew.rob...@comcast.net> > wrote: Hi, I've been doing a lot of intense updates recently trawling probate records. One thing I'd love to be able to do quickly when having to split current information stored against 1 person into 2 separate people (same name, just a new RIN) is duplicate my current individual record... I looked for any such feature but could not find anything. Any others know how to do this? Thanks so much, Andrew ROBBIE -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual?
One trick I used many Legacy versions ago to duplicate a few different individuals probably still works but it may be more complicated than you wish. First, as with all experimentation, make sure you have a good backup of your files. Open a new *empty* Legacy file -- I named mine "empty.fdb" Then open this "empty.fdb" file in Split View with your family file as the second file. Select your family file and drag and drop the individuals you want duplicated over to "empty.fdb". Select "empty.fdb" file and drag and drop the individuals back to your family file. Do not merge or permit auto-merge to combine them. Obviously, if you wish you can edit or modify those "empty.fdb" records before copying them back. Have fun! Cheers! -- Dave N. On Sun, 2 Jun 2019 at 14:25, Andrew Robbie wrote: > Hi, > > I've been doing a lot of intense updates recently trawling probate records. > One thing I'd love to be able to do quickly when having to split current > information stored against 1 person into 2 separate people (same name, just > a new RIN) is duplicate my current individual record... I looked for any > such feature but could not find anything. Any others know how to do this? > > Thanks so much, > > Andrew ROBBIE > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual?
If you export to a GEDCom file, you will most likely loose Legacy information, since the standard is about 25 years old and does not fully support the modern programs. Export to a new Legacy file ensures all the individuals information is maintained. Chap ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Sent from my iPad Leon Chapman chap...@gmail.com ⛳ > On Jun 2, 2019, at 4:14 PM, Ian Thomas wrote: > > Andrew > Don Quigley’s method works well, without dramas. I have done exactly that – > mainly when I have included a lot of text descriptions in the Notes, and > don’t have media attachments/links or sources, stories, etc. > > Those provisos have never been a problem, because the “duplication” scenario > (for me) has been one of a lot of uncertainty about the individuals at that > point. > > However, as noted by Leon Chapman (his method creates a new Legacy database, > rather than just exporting to a GECOM file), make sure the Tag that you use > has been “cleared” – not already in use for other individuals that are not > those you want to ‘duplicate’). > > However, you may need to consider this. The .GED file created will not have > links to or “contain” media files (images, etc and other files treated as > “media” by Legacy). > > Ian Thomas > Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia > > From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On > Behalf Of Andrew Robbie > Sent: Monday, 3 June 2019 8:45 AM > To: Legacy User Group > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual? > > Wasn't wanting an submerge, but a quick duplicate individual. Pieces of info > belonged to each of the 2 real people. So I wanted to then choose what to > delete in the original and new person definitions. > > > Thanks, Andrew > > On Jun 2, 2019 16:19, Ian Macaulay wrote: > It would also be nice to be able to click on a button and have the searched > fields made into a new record. > I would think it a similar approach to duplication. > Ok Perhaps not :-) > > But Perhaps if You did a select, save, create new (Cntr N) and then Copy > Cntr R until data runs out , The majority of Fields would be created in a new > Rin. > > Ian > > Ian > > On Sun, Jun 2, 2019 at 3:07 PM wrote: > This approach seems to work: > > Tag the individual(s) you want to duplicate. > Export a gedcom with only the tagged individuals included. > Import the gedcom into your family file - the duplicates will have new RINs, > separate from the "originals." > > Don Quigley > 1207 Huntington Lane > Safety Harbor, FL 34695 > (H) 727-330-7030 > (M) 925-367-5609 > dwq...@gmail.com > > -Original Message- > From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of > Andrew Robbie > Sent: Sunday, June 2, 2019 2:25 PM > To: 'Legacy User Group' > Subject: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual? > > Hi, > > I've been doing a lot of intense updates recently trawling probate records. > One thing I'd love to be able to do quickly when having to split current > information stored against 1 person into 2 separate people (same name, just > a new RIN) is duplicate my current individual record... I looked for any > such feature but could not find anything. Any others know how to do this? > > Thanks so much, > > Andrew ROBBIE > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > > -- > ICMac Sales: Hobby consultant (1986r.) > Office hours: 10:00 Am - 5:00 PM most days > Macaulay Genealogy > Family Matters > Ian Macaulayof Carp, Ontario > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual?
Andrew Don Quigley’s method works well, without dramas. I have done exactly that – mainly when I have included a lot of text descriptions in the Notes, and don’t have media attachments/links or sources, stories, etc. Those provisos have never been a problem, because the “duplication” scenario (for me) has been one of a lot of uncertainty about the individuals at that point. However, as noted by Leon Chapman (his method creates a new Legacy database, rather than just exporting to a GECOM file), make sure the Tag that you use has been “cleared” – not already in use for other individuals that are not those you want to ‘duplicate’). However, you may need to consider this. The .GED file created will not have links to or “contain” media files (images, etc and other files treated as “media” by Legacy). Ian Thomas Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Robbie Sent: Monday, 3 June 2019 8:45 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual? Wasn't wanting an submerge, but a quick duplicate individual. Pieces of info belonged to each of the 2 real people. So I wanted to then choose what to delete in the original and new person definitions. Thanks, Andrew On Jun 2, 2019 16:19, Ian Macaulay mailto:macau...@icmac.ca>> wrote: It would also be nice to be able to click on a button and have the searched fields made into a new record. I would think it a similar approach to duplication. Ok Perhaps not :-) But Perhaps if You did a select, save, create new (Cntr N) and then Copy Cntr R until data runs out , The majority of Fields would be created in a new Rin. Ian Ian On Sun, Jun 2, 2019 at 3:07 PM mailto:dwq...@gmail.com>> wrote: This approach seems to work: Tag the individual(s) you want to duplicate. Export a gedcom with only the tagged individuals included. Import the gedcom into your family file - the duplicates will have new RINs, separate from the "originals." Don Quigley 1207 Huntington Lane Safety Harbor, FL 34695 (H) 727-330-7030 (M) 925-367-5609 dwq...@gmail.com<mailto:dwq...@gmail.com> -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com>> On Behalf Of Andrew Robbie Sent: Sunday, June 2, 2019 2:25 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>> Subject: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual? Hi, I've been doing a lot of intense updates recently trawling probate records. One thing I'd love to be able to do quickly when having to split current information stored against 1 person into 2 separate people (same name, just a new RIN) is duplicate my current individual record... I looked for any such feature but could not find anything. Any others know how to do this? Thanks so much, Andrew ROBBIE -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com<mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com<mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- ICMac Sales: Hobby consultant (1986r.) Office hours: 10:00 Am - 5:00 PM most days Macaulay Genealogy Family Matters Ian Macaulayof Carp, Ontario -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual?
Wasn't wanting an submerge, but a quick duplicate individual. Pieces of info belonged to each of the 2 real people. So I wanted to then choose what to delete in the original and new person definitions.Thanks, AndrewOn Jun 2, 2019 16:19, Ian Macaulay wrote:It would also be nice to be able to click on a button and have the searched fields made into a new record.I would think it a similar approach to duplication.Ok Perhaps not :-)But Perhaps if You did a select, save, create new (Cntr N) and then Copy Cntr R until data runs out , The majority of Fields would be created in a new Rin.IanIanOn Sun, Jun 2, 2019 at 3:07 PM <dwqusc@gmail.com> wrote:This approach seems to work: Tag the individual(s) you want to duplicate. Export a gedcom with only the tagged individuals included. Import the gedcom into your family file - the duplicates will have new RINs, separate from the "originals." Don Quigley 1207 Huntington Lane Safety Harbor, FL 34695 (H) 727-330-7030 (M) 925-367-5609 dwqusc@gmail.com -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-bounces@legacyusers.com> On Behalf Of Andrew Robbie Sent: Sunday, June 2, 2019 2:25 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual? Hi, I've been doing a lot of intense updates recently trawling probate records. One thing I'd love to be able to do quickly when having to split current information stored against 1 person into 2 separate people (same name, just a new RIN) is duplicate my current individual record... I looked for any such feature but could not find anything. Any others know how to do this? Thanks so much, Andrew ROBBIE -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- ICMac Sales: Hobby consultant (1986r.)Office hours: 10:00 Am - 5:00 PM most days Macaulay Genealogy Family Matters Ian Macaulay of Carp, Ontario -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual?
It would also be nice to be able to click on a button and have the searched fields made into a new record. I would think it a similar approach to duplication. Ok Perhaps not :-) But Perhaps if You did a select, save, create new (Cntr N) and then Copy Cntr R until data runs out , The majority of Fields would be created in a new Rin. Ian Ian On Sun, Jun 2, 2019 at 3:07 PM wrote: > This approach seems to work: > > Tag the individual(s) you want to duplicate. > Export a gedcom with only the tagged individuals included. > Import the gedcom into your family file - the duplicates will have new > RINs, > separate from the "originals." > > Don Quigley > 1207 Huntington Lane > Safety Harbor, FL 34695 > (H) 727-330-7030 > (M) 925-367-5609 > dwq...@gmail.com > > -Original Message- > From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf > Of > Andrew Robbie > Sent: Sunday, June 2, 2019 2:25 PM > To: 'Legacy User Group' > Subject: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual? > > Hi, > > I've been doing a lot of intense updates recently trawling probate records. > One thing I'd love to be able to do quickly when having to split current > information stored against 1 person into 2 separate people (same name, just > a new RIN) is duplicate my current individual record... I looked for any > such feature but could not find anything. Any others know how to do this? > > Thanks so much, > > Andrew ROBBIE > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > -- ICMac Sales: Hobby consultant (1986r.) Office hours: 10:00 Am - 5:00 PM most days Macaulay Genealogy Family Matters Ian Macaulayof Carp, Ontario -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual?
Here is a process that would work: 1. Untag everyone in your DB 2. Use Tag 1 to tag only the individual you want to duplicate. 3. Export the Tag 1 person to a Legacy file. 4. Open Legacy file with 1 person you exported and rename the person or make any other changes you want. 5. Open your original DB and import the 1 person DB with the newly renamed person to your DB. 6. You can then link this person up with a family as needed. Leon Chapman chap...@gmail.com Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: walth100--- via LegacyUserGroup Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2019 11:40 AM To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Cc: walth...@aol.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual? Regretfully, I do not clearly understand about which you are talking ! -Original Message- From: Andrew Robbie To: 'Legacy User Group' Sent: Sun, Jun 2, 2019 2:25 pm Subject: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual? Hi, I've been doing a lot of intense updates recently trawling probate records. One thing I'd love to be able to do quickly when having to split current information stored against 1 person into 2 separate people (same name, just a new RIN) is duplicate my current individual record... I looked for any such feature but could not find anything. Any others know how to do this? Thanks so much, Andrew ROBBIE -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual?
This approach seems to work: Tag the individual(s) you want to duplicate. Export a gedcom with only the tagged individuals included. Import the gedcom into your family file - the duplicates will have new RINs, separate from the "originals." Don Quigley 1207 Huntington Lane Safety Harbor, FL 34695 (H) 727-330-7030 (M) 925-367-5609 dwq...@gmail.com -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Andrew Robbie Sent: Sunday, June 2, 2019 2:25 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual? Hi, I've been doing a lot of intense updates recently trawling probate records. One thing I'd love to be able to do quickly when having to split current information stored against 1 person into 2 separate people (same name, just a new RIN) is duplicate my current individual record... I looked for any such feature but could not find anything. Any others know how to do this? Thanks so much, Andrew ROBBIE -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual?
Regretfully, I do not clearly understand about which you are talking ! -Original Message- From: Andrew Robbie To: 'Legacy User Group' Sent: Sun, Jun 2, 2019 2:25 pm Subject: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual? Hi, I've been doing a lot of intense updates recently trawling probate records. One thing I'd love to be able to do quickly when having to split current information stored against 1 person into 2 separate people (same name, just a new RIN) is duplicate my current individual record... I looked for any such feature but could not find anything. Any others know how to do this? Thanks so much, Andrew ROBBIE -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual?
There is an enhancement request in our tracking system to be able to do this. Sort of like a reverse merge. As soon as we have our tracking system back up and running I will add you as an additional requester. The programmer is in the process of moving our tracking system over to the new server. Michele On Sun, Jun 2, 2019 at 14:25 Andrew Robbie wrote: > Hi, > > I've been doing a lot of intense updates recently trawling probate records. > One thing I'd love to be able to do quickly when having to split current > information stored against 1 person into 2 separate people (same name, just > a new RIN) is duplicate my current individual record... I looked for any > such feature but could not find anything. Any others know how to do this? > > Thanks so much, > > Andrew ROBBIE > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > -- Michele Simmons Lewis, CG® Legacy Educator Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage mich...@legacyfamilytree.com https://legacyfamilytree.com -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
[LegacyUG] Anyone know of a quick way to duplicate an individual?
Hi, I've been doing a lot of intense updates recently trawling probate records. One thing I'd love to be able to do quickly when having to split current information stored against 1 person into 2 separate people (same name, just a new RIN) is duplicate my current individual record... I looked for any such feature but could not find anything. Any others know how to do this? Thanks so much, Andrew ROBBIE -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
